The Joint Naval Forces (CMF) announced the seizure and confiscation of a new shipment of drugs valued at more than $ 36 million in the Arabian Sea, southern Yemen.

The joint forces said in a press statement, on Thursday, that the HMS Lancaster ship, which operates with direct support from the Task Force (CTF 150) led by New Zealand, managed to seize a total of 1,666 kilograms of illegal drugs on a ship in the Arabian Sea.

The statement added that the operation carried out by the "Lancaster" ship on May 22, during which a thousand kilograms of heroin, 660 kilograms of hashish were seized, and 6 kilograms of amphetamine, during a patrol in the northern Arab Sea, and the value of the seized charge exceeds 36 million US dollars.

The joint forces indicated that the ascending team in "Lancaster" follows "a suspicious ship using an unmanned air system, then went to verify what it contains, and after its rise on the ship, he discovered multiple parcels containing illegal drugs, so he transferred it to the ship to examine it and confirm its content, then it was confiscated and disposed of."

The commander of the British ship explained; The maritime commander Chris Chew, "The enthusiasm of his crew, their commitment and dedication has resulted again. This is another example of the success of (Lancaster) in its field operations, taking advantage of its own resources, whether planes, a mobile intelligence team, or a rise team, to support the joint task force 150.".

For his part, the commander of the "Foundation of Tasks 150" confirmed; The New Zealand Maritime Commander, Roger Ward. This operation "is a real collective effort between the headquarters or ocean workers, and represents a painful blow to criminal and terrorist organizations that still use illegal drugs to finance their activities."

The (Task Force 150) is one of five work teams belonging to the joint navy, and its mission is to deter and disrupt the ability of non -governmental actors to transport weapons or drugs and other illegal materials in the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.

It is noteworthy that the joint navy is the largest naval partnership in the world that includes 46 countries that support the international system based on bases by enhancing security and stability through 3.2 million square miles of water that includes some of the most important shipping corridors in the world.